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The Trouble with Buffets By: Alison Loyd
As a child, Ryan's Steakhouse was a regular weekend dinner. That was buffet heaven! I could eat anything and as much as I wanted. Unlike when I ordered, I didn't have to answer for my choices until it...
We All Need a Barnabas By: Harry Standley
Each morning when I come to work I check my email for any overnight issues and then I head out to walk the floor in the data center and then move across to the main building to make sure everything...
WATCH YOUR STEP! By Alison Loyd
Have you ever seen a big puddle, but stepped in it before you could stop yourself? Or worse - dog poop? As someone who is legally blind, people are always warning me of these kinds of things....
“Man The Life Boats!!!” By Harry Standley
Have you ever seen the movie “Titanic”? I remember the first cruise I ever took. Shortly after the cruise had started everyone had to go on deck to their muster station to watch a demo about the...
Boiling Like a Frog By: Alison Loyd
Fear, shame, anger, and heartbreak...all emotions I felt in one week. By Friday, I was exhausted. By Saturday, I was aware of how much better I was for them. The fear arose from a health scare of...
Get a Buggy! By: Alison Loyd
It was 5 days before Christmas. I decided to brave TJ Maxx HomeGoods for the last of my shopping. Two hours later, I'm in the rather long checkout line. Ten registers, one queue line, an aisle of...
Doughnuts By: Christina Loveless
Today I was at a breakfast potluck and there were doughnuts and they looked amazing. Because of a food allergy, I wasn’t able to eat one but my friend was so excited to get hers. She talked about it a...
Resisting Change
WHEW! You made it through Christmas! You know what comes next. That’s right – it’s time for New Year’s resolutions! That wonderful motivational time of year when we make all kinds of commitments to...
Giving Gifts
Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year! A time filled with breaks from school, parties, shopping, pictures with Santa Claus, decorating the tree, hanging the stockings, family get-togethers,...
Hard Boiled Eggs By: Christina Loveless
When my husband and I were still dating, he asked me to make him deviled eggs because he was feeling homesick and it was one of the things his family always had at holidays. That turned into a...